Skanska Completes $38M Expansion, Renovation of Tampa Convention Center in Florida

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Skanska USA has completed the largest renovation project in the history of the Tampa Convention Center in Downtown Tampa, Florida that will cater to locals and business and leisure travelers. The project scope included a series of capital improvements such as a 23,500-square-foot expansion to the facility and the addition of 18,000 square feet of new waterfront rooms that will provide flexible meeting and event space to better accommodate conferences and conventions coming to the Tampa Bay region. Skanska and Baker Barrios Architects, the project’s design partner, in conjunction with Convergence Design, provided master planning services for the major expansion … Read more

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VSK Energy to Invest Up to $1.5B to Scale Vertically Integrated Production of American-Made Solar

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Vikram Solar, Phalanx Impact Partners and Das & Co. have formed a new U.S. joint venture and majority U.S.-owned and operated company – VSK Energy LLC – with plans to invest up to $1.5 billion to develop a vertically integrated solar manufacturing operation in the United States. A two-phase investment, Mortenson will oversee the engineering and construction and intends to hire hundreds of team members from the local communities, including pipefitters, electricians, sheet metal workers, plumbers, operators, carpenters, laborers, safety professionals and more. The first phase of development consists of a $250-million investment to develop an American solar photovoltaic module … Read more

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Gilbane Building Company Breaks Ground on Bullard-Havens Technical High School

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The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System, Gilbane Building Company and JCJ Architecture have broken ground on the new Bullard Havens Technical High School in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Designed by JCJ, the new 215,000-square-foot school will be built on the existing 24-acre site in multiple phases over a 41-month schedule to accommodate existing operations. Building features include a new classroom/lab space, field house, theory rooms, athletic fields, a gymnasium to accommodate the entire student body and a fitness center. The school will be constructed adjacent to the existing high school, which will remain fully operational and accessible by vehicles and pedestrians … Read more

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Construction Industry Continues to Face High PPI Inflation

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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest release of the Producer Price Index for June, the PPI for final demand experienced a modest increase of .1%, after a decline of .4% in May. This upturn can be primarily attributed to a consistent .2% increase in the index for final demand services, mirroring the previous month’s trend, while prices for final demand goods remained steady. Over the 12-month period ending in June, the unadjusted index for final demand showed a modest advancement of .1%. In June, the index for final demand less foods, energy and trade services saw a … Read more

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Construction Employment Increases in 45 States

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Construction employment increased in 45 states in June from a year earlier, while 33 states added construction jobs from May to June, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said the job gains were welcome, but that widespread construction labor shortages mean many firms would likely have hired even more workers if they could find qualified candidates. Between June 2022 and June 2023, 45 states added construction jobs, while industry employment declined in five states and held steady in the District of Columbia. Texas added the most construction … Read more

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